Most Tackles, Fouls & Cards - Premier League 2026/2027

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Anan Khalaili leads the Premier League for Tackles in 2026/2027 with 21. The full leaderboard is below, with every ranked player and team linked to their Statz stats.

Most tackles in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Anan Khalaili	Crystal Palace	21
2	Vitaly Janelt	Brentford	17
3	Xaver Schlager	Nottingham Forest	17
4	James Justin	Leeds United	16
5	Adrien Truffert	AFC Bournemouth	16
6	Mohamed Belloumi	Hull City	16
7	Rodrigo Bentancur	Tottenham Hotspur	15
8	Vitaliy Mykolenko	Everton	14
9	Neco Williams	Nottingham Forest	14
10	Mamadou Sangaré	Brentford	14
11	Nordi Mukiele	Sunderland	13
12	Elliot Anderson	Manchester City	13
13	Antonee Robinson	Fulham	13
14	Anton Stach	Leeds United	13
15	Lewis Hall	Newcastle United	13

Most interceptions in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Vitaly Janelt	Brentford	16
2	James Tarkowski	Everton	14
3	Ethan Ampadu	Leeds United	11
4	Issa Diop	Ipswich Town	11
5	Anton Stach	Leeds United	11
6	Wesley Fofana	Chelsea	11
7	Tarik Muharemović	Leeds United	11
8	Brandon Thomas-Asante	Coventry City	9
9	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Fulham	9
10	Mohamed Belloumi	Hull City	9
11	James Justin	Leeds United	8
12	Reinildo Mandava	Sunderland	8
13	Tyler Adams	AFC Bournemouth	8
14	Elliot Anderson	Manchester City	8
15	António Silva	AFC Bournemouth	8

Most tackles + Interceptions in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Vitaly Janelt	Brentford	33
2	Anan Khalaili	Crystal Palace	27
3	Mohamed Belloumi	Hull City	25
4	James Tarkowski	Everton	25
5	James Justin	Leeds United	24
6	Anton Stach	Leeds United	24
7	Adrien Truffert	AFC Bournemouth	23
8	Ethan Ampadu	Leeds United	23
9	Xaver Schlager	Nottingham Forest	22
10	Rodrigo Bentancur	Tottenham Hotspur	21
11	Elliot Anderson	Manchester City	21
12	Vitaliy Mykolenko	Everton	20
13	Mamadou Sangaré	Brentford	20
14	Nordi Mukiele	Sunderland	19
15	Jérémy Jacquet	Liverpool	19

Most clearances in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Sven Botman	Newcastle United	42
2	António Silva	AFC Bournemouth	39
3	John Egan	Hull City	38
4	Kristoffer Ajer	Brentford	37
5	Tarik Muharemović	Leeds United	37
6	Bobby Thomas	Coventry City	36
7	Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool	35
8	Malick Thiaw	Newcastle United	35
9	Murillo	Nottingham Forest	35
10	Chris Richards	Crystal Palace	32
11	Dara O'Shea	Ipswich Town	31
12	Dan Ballard	Sunderland	31
13	James Hill	AFC Bournemouth	31
14	Jarrad Branthwaite	Everton	31
15	Luka Vuskovic	Brighton & Hove Albion	31

Most blocked Shots in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Jarrad Branthwaite	Everton	11
2	Issa Diop	Ipswich Town	8
3	Sven Botman	Newcastle United	8
4	Malick Thiaw	Newcastle United	8
5	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Fulham	8
6	Lewis Hall	Newcastle United	8
7	Ethan Pinnock	Coventry City	7
8	Chris Richards	Crystal Palace	6
9	Jan Paul van Hecke	Tottenham Hotspur	6
10	Bobby Thomas	Coventry City	6
11	John Egan	Hull City	5
12	Jay Dasilva	Coventry City	5
13	Nico Elvedi	Leeds United	5
14	Vitaliy Mykolenko	Everton	5
15	Maxence Lacroix	Chelsea	5

Most dribbled Past in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Anan Khalaili	Crystal Palace	10
2	Daichi Kamada	Crystal Palace	8
3	Rodrigo Bentancur	Tottenham Hotspur	8
4	Antonee Robinson	Fulham	8
5	Mohamed Belloumi	Hull City	8
6	Vitaly Janelt	Brentford	7
7	Xaver Schlager	Nottingham Forest	7
8	Bryan Mbeumo	Manchester United	7
9	Brenden Aaronson	Leeds United	7
10	Mikkel Damsgaard	Brentford	7
11	Adrien Truffert	AFC Bournemouth	7
12	Pascal Groß	Brighton & Hove Albion	6
13	Youri Tielemans	Manchester United	6
14	Daizen Maeda	Ipswich Town	6
15	Vitaliy Mykolenko	Everton	6

Most total Duels in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Oliver McBurnie	Hull City	90
2	Dan Ballard	Sunderland	81
3	Kevin Schade	Brentford	72
4	Diego Gómez	Brighton & Hove Albion	71
5	Yoane Wissa	Newcastle United	69
6	Iliman Ndiaye	Manchester City	68
7	Issahaku Fatawu	Ipswich Town	68
8	Thierno Barry	Everton	68
9	Igor Thiago	Brentford	67
10	Anton Stach	Leeds United	64
11	Lewis Hall	Newcastle United	64
12	Gonzalo García	Fulham	64
13	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Leeds United	63
14	Emiliano Buendía	Aston Villa	61
15	João Pedro	Chelsea	61

Most duels Won in the Premier League 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Dan Ballard	Sunderland	45
2	Oliver McBurnie	Hull City	43
3	James Tarkowski	Everton	39
4	Anton Stach	Leeds United	36
5	Elliot Anderson	Manchester City	34
6	Kevin Schade	Brentford	34
7	João Pedro	Chelsea	34
8	James Justin	Leeds United	33
9	Alex Scott	AFC Bournemouth	33
10	Anan Khalaili	Crystal Palace	33
11	Yoane Wissa	Newcastle United	32
12	Josko Gvardiol	Manchester City	32
13	Lewis Hall	Newcastle United	31
14	Issahaku Fatawu	Ipswich Town	31
15	Diego Gómez	Brighton & Hove Albion	31

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